Plane Crash in Southwest Turkey Kills All 57 on Board

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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- An Atlasjet passenger plane crashed in southwest Turkey killing all 57 people on board, the Turkish Pilots' Association said. The government suggested that the aircraft may have struck a mountain-top. Air-traffic controllers lost contact with the plane at 1:36 a.m. local time today as it flew from Istanbul to Isparta, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) southwest of the capital, Ankara, Atlasjet Chief Executive Officer Tuncay Doganer told reporters in televised comments. Read more here: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZTm6EjIJemo&refer=home